KILL DEVIL HILLS — Karen Kay Haupt, 53, of Kill Devil Hills passed away on October 12, 2022 in Virginia Beach after a valiant fight with cancer. Karen was born in Reading, PA on November 28, 1968 to the late Warren and Hannah Berger. Karen graduated from Fleetwood High School in Pennsylvania and then attended […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — Bobbie G. Branch, 90, of Kill Devil Hills, NC passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022. She was born in Davy, Texas and spent most of her adult life living in Newport News, VA raising her three children. Bobbie is survived by daughters, Betsy B. Arntz (Steve) and Barbara B. […]
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Seasonal ORV routes along the beaches in front of the villages of Hatteras Island have reopened for the off-season as of Saturday, October 15. These routes, which run parallel to the villages of Hatteras, Frisco, Avon, and the Tri-villages, open to ORVs annually in the winter months when the visitor population is lower. The routes […]
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The Dare County Water Department has announced that construction to replace the water line that is located between the villages of Avon and Buxton on Hatteras Island is currently scheduled to begin on November 1, 2022. Approximately 1.5 miles of the existing water line will be replaced with brand-new, stronger C900 PVC piping. The expected […]
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Starting Monday, October 17, the Hatteras Library, Kill Devil Hills Library, and Manteo Library will launch a new addition to its offerings that benefit the Dare County community: a Seed Library. Created as a means to share seeds in communities with food security issues, the Seed Library will provide a variety of vegetable, herb, flower and […]
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Hundreds of small fish have been washing ashore with the waves on Ocracoke Island over the past several weeks, in a phenomenon that’s both unusual and a part of the greater migration process along the southern Outer Banks. Fall is primetime for fishing on Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands, and as several larger species make their […]
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Don’t miss out on the Spooktacular Wine Tasting!! It will be featuring spooktacular wines and recipes from the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation’s Cookbook “Cooking for a Cause”. Cookbooks and Wines are available for purchase. Donations and cookbook sales will benefit the HICF. The wine tasting will be Saturday, October 29 from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. […]
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Qualified shellfish growers in all North Carolina coastal counties now can apply for loans of up to $50,000 for business-related expenses such as payroll or equipment. With more than 1.4 million acres of coastal waters biologically and physically suited for shellfish growing, the new Shellfish Growers Loan Program announced Wednesday was designed to foster the state’s shellfish […]
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Mr. Keith McDermott and his brother Arthur and his sister Karen have donated several lots to the Ocracoke Preservation Society. The McDermott family is interested in the properties being saved as open space in the village. After discussions with several other land preservation organizations, they decided to deed the properties to OPS with deed […]
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Per a recent announcement, Cape Hatteras Secondary School (CHSS) will be bringing back the annual Veterans Celebration for 2022. The annual tradition for the school and community has been canceled for the past two years due to COVID-19 and related safety protocols. The program is designed to honor all area veterans as well as to […]
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